Deadly hit-and-run: A man riding a mountain bike died after being struck by a heavy-duty pickup truck in West Philadelphia so hard that the crash knocked the man's sneakers off, police said. The truck driver fled the scene.
Philadelphia police said that the 1 a.m. Friday hit-and-run crash happened at 52nd Street and Wyalusing Avenue, which is a short distance from the victim's home.
Medics and police responded to the scene to find the man semi-conscious with what appeared to be injuries to head, torso and legs, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said. "He was hit with such force that he was knocked out of his sneakers, even while riding a bicycle," Small said.
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